yes, and also, i happen to severely dislike LJ/DW/whatever as a reading format for fanfic. it's ok for shorter pieces, but to me, 10k words is 'short' - and at that point, i def. want it on some kind of website/ webpage instead of as an LJ or DW journal entry.
so, to the OP, some of your readers have different style preferences, inherited from being 'round a while, or because of disabilities or bandwidth issues or whatever. it's not that you *shouldn't* use your DW to post your fic, just be aware that some of your potential audience won't actually read it there... hence, posting on an archive could - and probably will - reach more people. AO3 has the advantages listed in one of the comments below, although it's obviously not the only choice or style out there.
coming at it as an author, i really dislike LJ being the final format for my stories. it's always struck me that the best use for LJ/DW are for comments on draft pieces, especially if you don't have a, uh, full-time beta volunteer for your stuff. this has been a quite successfull usage for me. but i prefer to see the final piece on an archive. or several.
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Date: 2010-03-18 09:25 pm (UTC)so, to the OP, some of your readers have different style preferences, inherited from being 'round a while, or because of disabilities or bandwidth issues or whatever. it's not that you *shouldn't* use your DW to post your fic, just be aware that some of your potential audience won't actually read it there... hence, posting on an archive could - and probably will - reach more people. AO3 has the advantages listed in one of the comments below, although it's obviously not the only choice or style out there.
coming at it as an author, i really dislike LJ being the final format for my stories. it's always struck me that the best use for LJ/DW are for comments on draft pieces, especially if you don't have a, uh, full-time beta volunteer for your stuff. this has been a quite successfull usage for me. but i prefer to see the final piece on an archive. or several.
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